Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin's poem of a Russian tale. An evil sorcerer Chernomor casts a spell over wedding celebrations for Ruslan and Lyudmila at the court of Svetozar, the Prince of Kiev. Lyudmila vanishes and her father promises her hand and half his kingdom to the knight who rescues her. Ruslan on this quest of rescue encounters the knights Ratmir and Farlaf, the wise wizard Finn, the slave of Ratmir, Gorislava and sorceress Naina before confronting Chernomor in his magic garden. After all the challenges for Ruslan, true love prevails.
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Cast
23 people
Vladimir Ognovenko
Ruslan
Also in
The Fiery Angel
Prince Igor
Anna Netrebko
Lyudmila
Also in
La traviata
La Bohème
Josef d'Bache-Kane
Mikhail Glinka
Hans Hulscher
Mikhail Kit
Svetozar
Also in
The Fiery Angel
War and Peace
Alexander Pushkin
Nina Freund
Larissa Diadkova
Ratmir
Also in
Rusalka
Sadko
Jane Seymour
Known for
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Live and Let Die
Gennady Bezzubenkov
Farlaf
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Boris Godunov
Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk
Colin Wilson
Hans Hulscher Director · Alexander Pushkin Story
United States release March 24, 2013 · Produced in Russia · Production NHK, RM Arts
Production
Philips
Production · Distribution
NHK
Production · Distribution
RM Arts
Production
Russia
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Original title
Руслан и Людмила
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1996
Physical
United States · March 24, 2013
Physical
Japan
January 25, 1998 · Physical
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